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Tuesday, 2 August 2011

'Healthy' Creamy Fettuccine Carbonara.

Once a month a dietitian comes in to my Mums work to talk to the clients that come in. And that once a month she also brings in a new recipe to hand out to everyone. More often that not, it is also my Mum and her colleagues that love to pinch a recipe sheet and try it out at home!

On every recipe she types up there is a 'traffic light rating' with a key as to what each colour (green, orange and red) mean.
On the table Green = recipe is appropriate for everyday use. Orange = recipe is appropriate for use sometimes and Red = appropriate for use as a treat or on special occasions.

So anyway, this months recipe is 'Creamy Fettucine Carbonara' and has a traffic light rating of Green/ Orange.

Click the cut for the recipe and more photos.

I found the dish to be actually super tasty, even though I was very skeptical about using evaporated milk!

It was pretty easy to cook and took barely any time at all to assemble. The only thing I changed was not steaming the peas beforehand to cut back on cooking and prep time. I found they defrosted and cooked just fine when added to the pasta at the last few minutes of cooking time. I also kept a little bit of extra bacon aside to sprinkle on top when finished!

1. Cut bacon into thin strips and cook over a medium heat in a non- stick pan until crisp. Set aside. Combine evaporated milk and eggs in a jug or bowl.

2. Cook pasta in boiling water until al dente (cooked but still firm when you bite it). Drain well and return to saucepan. Add milk and egg mixture to pasta and stir over low heat for a few minutes or until sauce thickens. Do not overcook or the sauce will separate.

3. Add parmesan, black pepper, peas and parsley to pasta and stir well to combine. Divide among 4 serving bowls. Sprinkle each with a little extra grated parmesan. Serve with a large green salad.

7 Comments:

I love this healthier version of carbonara, Aimee. I use light evaporated milk (and condensed, and skimmed milk powder) a lot in my cooking and I find that I don't miss cream at all. Saves me the guilt of eating it, too.